Senate Bill S6479

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to single-occupancy bathrooms

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S6479 - Details

Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L; add §409-m, amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5993

2019-S6479 - Summary

Relates to making all single-occupancy bathrooms gender neutral in school districts, charter schools, SUNY, CUNY, community colleges, restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, factories and state owned or operated buildings.

2019-S6479 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6479 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6479
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in  relation
   to single occupancy bathroom facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 79-o to read as follows:
   §  79-O.  GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES.  1. ALL
 SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES LOCATED IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATED IN RESTAURANTS, BARS, MERCANTILE ESTAB-
 LISHMENTS, FACTORIES OR STATE-OWNED  OR  OPERATED  BUILDINGS,  SHALL  BE
 DESIGNATED  AS  GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A
 TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR  ASSISTED  USE.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 "STATE-OWNED  OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE-OWNED PROPERTY
 USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY  BUILDING  OR
 OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHICH PRIMARY USE IS FOR OFFI-
 CIAL STATE BUSINESS.
   2. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED
 BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 409-m to
 read as follows:
   § 409-M. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM  FACILITIES.    THE
 BOARD  OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR, IN THE CASE
 OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCELLOR, AND EVERY BOARD
 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL
 WITHIN THE STATE SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES  REQUIRING  THAT
 ALL  SINGLE  OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM  FACILITIES  ARE  DESIGNATED  AS GENDER
 NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY  OR
 ASSISTED  USE.  SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY
 DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L; add §409-m, amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5993

2019-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making all single-occupancy bathrooms gender neutral in school districts, charter schools, SUNY, CUNY, community colleges, restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, factories and state owned or operated buildings.

2019-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6479--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SALAZAR, BIAGGI, CARLUCCI, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MYRIE,
   RAMOS, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
   printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in  relation
   to single-occupancy bathroom facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 79-p to read as follows:
   §  79-P.  GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES.  1. ALL
 SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES LOCATED IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATED IN RESTAURANTS, BARS, MERCANTILE ESTAB-
 LISHMENTS, OR FACTORIES, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL  FOR  USE
 BY  NO  MORE  THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOM" SHALL HAVE THE
 SAME MEANING AS PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE  HUNDRED
 FORTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS LAW.
   2. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED
 BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR THE ENTRY DOOR OF EACH FACILITY.
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 409-m to
 read as follows:
   § 409-M. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE-OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM  FACILITIES.    THE
 BOARD  OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR, IN THE CASE
 OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCELLOR, AND EVERY BOARD
 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL
 WITHIN THE STATE SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES  REQUIRING  THAT
 ALL  SINGLE-OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM  FACILITIES  ARE  DESIGNATED  AS  GENDER
 NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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